Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Service Delivery Manager
South East > Berkshire
The median Service Delivery Manager daily rate in Berkshire is £431, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 117 | - | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Delivery Manager | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 0.27% | - | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | - | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | - | £535 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | - | £558 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | - | £580 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £461 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £469 | - | £580 |
| South East median daily rate | £563 | £622 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.53% | +7.20% | +10.48% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,744 | 1,143 | 1,475 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 90.57% | 90.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,008 | 756 | 797 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £296 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -3.33% | +4.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £636 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £663 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.96% | -0.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 226 | 48 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.05 | £14.75 | £29.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £16.60 | £53.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £78.71 | £28.00 | £61.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +181.09% | -54.31% | -0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.31 | £64.06 | £66.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | £76.50 | £100.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £20.71 | £58.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +129.36% | -64.32% | +12.36% |
Service Delivery Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Service Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Service Delivery Manager Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Berkshire.
Service Delivery Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Service Delivery Manager job vacancies in Berkshire.
Service Delivery Manager Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Delivery Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | - | 2 | £450 | - | 1 |
| Wokingham | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Service Delivery Manager South East |
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Service Delivery Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Service Delivery Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Service Delivery Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Delivery | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 80.0% | 4 |
| 4 | ITIL | 60.0% | 3 |
| 4 | ITSM | 60.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Service Management | 60.0% | 3 |
| 7 | Performance Management | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | SC Cleared | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Security Cleared | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | SIAM | 40.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Asset Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Capacity Planning | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Coaching | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Commercial Awareness | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Customer Experience | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Customer Service | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Demand Forecasting | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Identity Access Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Inventory Control | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Inventory Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Mentoring | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Microsoft 365 | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Mobile Device Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Multi-Factor Authentication | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Performance Metrics | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Planning and Forecasting | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Problem Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Root Cause Analysis | 20.0% | 1 |
Service Delivery Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Database Manager | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IT Services Delivery Manager | 20.0% | 1 |